Trailblazers season is on the line in the 2nd half

**john99** · 01-15-11, 11:01 PM

brook lopez is unstoppable atm. Absolute beast.

**top310** · 01-15-11, 11:02 PM

Prolly take nets 2nd half depending on the points
Blazers are struggling

**Mikail** · 01-15-11, 11:02 PM

How do you figure that the Blazers season is on the line? Nets seem to be on the rise lately and Lopez is unstoppable. I am considering a 2nd half play but not sure yet.

**cleaveland** · 01-15-11, 11:05 PM

Originally posted by Mikail

How do you figure that the Blazers season is on the line? Nets seem to be on the rise lately and Lopez is unstoppable. I am considering a 2nd half play but not sure yet.

They've lost two in a row at home, this game will drop them under .500 and they were a -500+ favorite this game.

What I'm saying is that losing this will demoralize them completely and psychologically may destroy them as a team.

**top310** · 01-15-11, 11:09 PM

+9.5 pounded

**cleaveland** · 01-15-11, 11:09 PM

-9 is a lot for a team that's totally trending down...

**celtics3388** · 01-15-11, 11:09 PM

if anything I like the 2nd half UNDER

**Mikail** · 01-15-11, 11:10 PM

No way i'm laying -9 against the "hot" Nets. I think the Nets win this game. Take the +9 2nd half if anything.

**The_Kid** · 01-15-11, 11:11 PM

The Nets won't shoot 60% for the game. Once the percentages regress to the mean, the Nets are done.

**cleaveland** · 01-15-11, 11:16 PM

Originally posted by The_Kid

The Nets won't shoot 60% for the game. Once the percentages regress to the mean, the Nets are done.

That thought crossed my mind but this recent quote tells me there may not be as much regression as you'd think:

"You need to get stops," coach Nate McMillan said. "One-hundred eleven points is enough, should be enough, to win a ballgame, but defensively they shoot over 50 percent from the floor as well as from the 3-point line."

**cleaveland** · 01-15-11, 11:17 PM

Originally posted by Mikail

No way i'm laying -9 against the "hot" Nets. I think the Nets win this game. Take the +9 2nd half if anything.

Tough call, no play for me.

**john99** · 01-15-11, 11:17 PM

just double team lopez the best you can and the nets scoring will dry up. The rest of their team are a bunch of scrubs.

**Mikail** · 01-15-11, 11:19 PM

Originally posted by cleaveland

Tough call, no play for me.

Yeah I think i'm gonna just observe this game. No play for me also but I have a hunch the Nets get the win. We shall see.

**cleaveland** · 01-15-11, 11:21 PM

Forget this idea, the Blazers are already winning.

**Avon Barksdale** · 01-15-11, 11:22 PM

Love Nets +9.

Matthews isn't the same player.. he's playing hurt and Miller is too slow for Harris + the Lopez/Humphries/Favors combo is killer so far against Aldridge

**cleaveland** · 01-15-11, 11:23 PM

Originally posted by Avon Barksdale

Love Nets +9.

Matthews isn't the same player.. he's playing hurt and Miller is too slow for Harris + the Lopez/Humphries/Favors combo is killer so far against Aldridge

Did you have the guts to take Nets +400 before the game?

**Avon Barksdale** · 01-15-11, 11:25 PM

no.. but that doesn't make sense since we've seen half the game...

would you have the guts to take Houston over Atlanta or Kings over Knicks yesterday?

**Covy** · 01-15-11, 11:25 PM

well that was fast

Blazers back in front...lets see if the Nets can keep up that hot shooting

**john99** · 01-15-11, 11:26 PM

millers lifting his game with mills clawing at his feet

10-2 run to begin the 3rd and the tb's are up by 1

**Mikail** · 01-15-11, 11:26 PM

Originally posted by Covy

well that was fast

Blazers back in front...lets see if the Nets can keep up that hot shooting

sure was. That is why I didn't touch this. Nets came out flat 2nd half but could most likely settle in late and take the game. Or not.

**cleaveland** · 01-15-11, 11:29 PM

Originally posted by Avon Barksdale

no.. but that doesn't make sense since we've seen half the game...

would you have the guts to take Houston over Atlanta or Kings over Knicks yesterday?

No, you're right, you're right. It's hard to call big upsets obviously, the way you wrote that post before it sounded like you expected all that to happen before the game, that's all. I misunderstood you.

**Mikail** · 01-15-11, 11:32 PM

Don't count the Nets out yet. Plenty of game left and they seem to be finding there mojo again.

**cleaveland** · 01-15-11, 11:34 PM

Originally posted by cleaveland

If they don't come back and beat the Nets they may as well give up and I don't think they're ready to do that.

Anyone agree?

They'll bring their A game but are they good enough...to beat the Nets? I don't know.

Win or lose I was right about them bringing their A game in the second half.

**cleaveland** · 01-15-11, 11:40 PM

Originally posted by Mikail

Don't count the Nets out yet. Plenty of game left and they seem to be finding there mojo again.

It'll be interesting and pointless, we won't remember this tomorrow. lol

**john99** · 01-15-11, 11:40 PM

Originally posted by cleaveland

Win or lose I was right about them bringing their A game in the second half.

well they brought it for the first 5min of the 3rd...

**Mikail** · 01-15-11, 11:42 PM

Originally posted by john99

well they brought it for the first 5min of the 3rd...

Yep! Now things seemed to have evened out again.

**john99** · 01-15-11, 11:44 PM

it's all about lopez. He's killing it